Refinery Arts & Spirit Center

Our goal is to enhance spirtual & learning opportunities through the classes we offer.

The Refinery, as an outreach ministry of St. James' Church, is dedicated to fostering a vibrant artistic, creative and spiritual community.

An introduction and to the various ingredients and spices and you will be making and eating 4 dishes.

"This book is for anyone looking for a relationship with God in the Christian tradition without the constraints of formulae or strict disciplines."

Art therapy is a non-intrusive self-exploration method based on the natural relationship between art and mind. Participants will have the chance to explore their personal world of symbols in a playful manner, through alternating games and individual art making. The facilitator with act both as a participant and a group leader, monitoring everyone's comfort level at all times. Participants will also have the chance to discover and test easy-to-use techniques such as visualization, narratives, psychodrama and Gestalt. No artistic talent required.

David Baudemont is a professionally trained art therapist. He has a Ph.D. in science and has a Master-level Diploma in Art Therapy recognized by the Canadian Art Therapy Association (CATA). He is currently working with adolescents, children and adults with disbilities and young artists "at risk". He is also an award-winning fiction writer with more than 10 years of experience in facilitating creative writing workshops.

Safe and fun-filled theatre experience / immersion in theatrical games and creative activities / increase social awreness and cultural understanding / public performance in the Refinery Theatre.

Traditional & Free Motion Machine Quilting, by Pat Danyluk- This class will cover the basics of machine quilting with an emphasis on free-motion quilting. Thread, needles, batting, basic free-motion quilting designs, and tips for stress free machine quilting will be covered. Level: Confident beginner

Classes

Time

Prices

Make a Face - Learn the proportions of the human face. Create your own whimsical or funky face using fused fabric, stitching and embellishment. Create a single block or begin a series of blocks to put in a larger project.

Sat, March 20

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m

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$55 / 1 session

Introduction to Quilting - Current methods, terminology & definitions will be discussed and tools used in quilting will be demonstrated.

Accurate 1/4" seam will be demonstrated.

Sat, March 27,

1:30- 5:30pm

$40 / 1 session

Star Runner – Make a table runner while learning to make ½ square triangles & speed pieced 4-patches into star blocks. Sashes, frames, 45 degree angles & borders are also the focus of this class.

Tue, March 30 &

April 6, 13. 20

7 – 10 pm

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$95 / 4 sessions

Traditional & Free Motion Machine Quilting - This class will cover the basics of machine quilting with an emphasis on free-motion quilting. Thread, needles, batting, basic free-motion quilting designs, and tips for stress free machine quilting will be covered. Level: Confident beginner

Thurs, June 10 & 17,

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

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$55 / 2 sessions

Star Ribbon Quilt – This is an old traditional quilt pattern that is fast and easy to do. Only one block pattern is used repeatedly to construct the quilt. The technique is suitable for beginners. You can decide what size you want the quilt to be.

Sun, May 2, 9,16,

1 pm – 4:30 pm

$85 / 3 session

Log Cabin Runner – Construction of the traditional log cabin block, quilt design, ¼ inch accuracy & tailgate piecing are the focus of this class while making this attractive table runner. Prerequisite: knowledge of rotary cutting and ¼ inch seam.

Tues, March 30,

April 6, 13, 20

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

$95 / 4 sessions

Finish That Quilt - This class, as part of the learn to quilt modules, will help you finish those tops you have been making. This class will introduce and demonstrate simple and more complex border applications (including colour choice, width and number of borders), choice of backing, techniques for binding and finishing. You do not need your sewing machine. Level: beginner

Sat, May 15,

9 am – 4 pm

$55 / 1 session

** The Samples and the Supply Lists are at Unique Textile, #5 234 1st Ave. S. and Phone #: 653- 4977 **

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Live music, mantra & meditation, dynamic postures, Pranayam. GLBT positive

Teacher, Ghansham Kaur, Emily Carr is a certified Kundalini instructor and is also a singer/songwriter and the youth minister at St. James' Anglican Church.

www.alamardancetheatre.com
Explore Middle Eastern "belly" dance for fun and fitness. Gina's style is a unique and dynamic approach that incorporates modern dance and yoga for a full body workout. Classes include skills development, choreography, improvisation and dance composition elements. This year we'll be working on choreographies from Egypt in each class.

$95/ 10 sessions REGISTER NOW
Learn beginning techniques and work with movement combinations and short choreography. We'll be doing a classical Egyptian choreography in this class.

$95/ 10 sessions REGISTER NOW
Learn beginning techniques and work with movement combinations and short choreography. We'll be doing a "shaabi" style choreography and classical Egyptian choreography. Create a performance for the Al Amar Dance Theatre show in June.

$95/10 sessions REGISTER NOW
Continue to refine your technique and work on new choreography to be included in the Al Amar Dance Theatre show in June. Students will need a veil and zills (finger cymbals). We'll be working on a "Malaya" dance from Alexandria and "Eshta Ya Amar" a classical Egyptian choreography.

www.jenniferkeane.com
Jennifer is a psychotherapist in Saskatoon who specializes in the field of disordered eating, anxiety, relationship and life transitions. A meditation practitioner for over 15 years, Jennifer teaches meditation classes and integrates meditation and Buddhist psychology in her therapeutic practice.

Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation – cultivate awareness of your body, emotions and mind states. There will be an opportuntiy for questions, discussion and you will be given ways to continue practice.

Open Mind Wise Heart: Mindfulness Meditation in Practice
The practice of mindfulness can be transformative for both emotional and physical issues. Jennifer, a clinical counselor, has based this course on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s reknowned Mindfulness-Based Stress ReductionProgram. This course includes meditation instruction, support for establishing a daily practice, (incl. CD & handouts), inquiry exercises to enhance awareness, discussion and home assignments.

As a follow up to a Taste of Taiji, Donna is offering an 8-week class focusing on the Yang Style 24 Form. While still a beginner level class, it is preferred that students have taken a class with Donna before or have taiji experience as she will be working through the form relatively quickly.

To experience the benefits of taiji in a fresh air setting, classes of the spring session will be held in Victoria School playground, directly across from the Refinery ( and move into the Refinery when weather unsuitable).
Mar 30 – May 18
Tues 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Jivamukti Yoga method is a physically and intellectually stimulating practice leading to spiritual awareness. It is one of nine internationally recognized styles of Hatha Yoga. Jivamukti Open, for intermediate and advanced levels, is a magical flow of standing poses, seated postures, inversions, backbends and relaxation practiced in a constantly changing sequence to keep it fresh and lively.

Monday
5:30 pm-6:45 pm Basics $75 students / $90 adults REGISTER NOW
7:00 pm-8:35 pm Jivamukti Open $85 students / $99 adults REGISTER NOW

Tuesday
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm Yogi Time, 9-12 years $ 75 (10 weeks only) REGISTER NOW

Wednesday
9:30 am -11am            Multi-level Jivamukti             $85 students / $99 adults            REGISTER NOW
11:30 am -12:30 pm     Jai Mama Post-natal               $75 students / $90 adults            REGISTER NOW
6 pm - 7:15 pm           Basics                                           $75 students / $90 adults         REGISTER NOW
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm      Multi-level Flow                         $ 85 students / $99 adults          REGISTER NOW

Creative Dance for Children, Tina Bertoncini
Within the framework of verses, stories, songs and music, the class is designed to guide the child’s understanding of her/his body and to nurture movement exploration and language development. The first 45 minutes will be a facilitated/taught class, followed by ½ hour of socializing.

Tina has been dancing, teaching and learning with children for the past eight years. She holds a B. Ed from the U of S and has studied modern dance technique and choreography in Montreal.